Posts by Category: Architecture

Title: Picture WindowLocation: Barbican, LondonCamera: Canon EOS 300D / Canon 75-300mm USM ISNotes: Out on an evening photowalk around London Wall, the reflection of the Barbican towers in the windows of an office block caught my eye. I love all the distortion – and the colour contrast between the two buildings.

Title: F1 Comes To TownLocation: Regents Street, LondonCamera: Canon EOS 300D / Tamron 70-210mm EFNotes: There was only ever one car on the track at a time, so I decided to make this montage from several shots to show what might happen if the Grand Prix ever came to the streets of London.

In February 2004 I got my first Digital SLR – a Canon EOS300D, about the same time a friend also got one, and we spent a great day roaming about on the South Bank in London. Here are my best shots from the day:

Title: ProximityLocation: City of LondonCamera: Canon EOS 300D / Canon 18-55mm EFNotes: I was interested in the juxtaposition of styles here – the venerable old stone Georgian architecture, in close proximity to the sleek modern glass of the Gherkin.

Title: Movie TagLocation: London BridgeCamera: Canon EOS 300D / Canon 18-55mm EFNotes: Walking across London Bridge, I came across this graffiti tag which had been scrawled on the shiny metal handrail. I liked the colour pop treatment.

Title: Life Imitates ArtLocation: South BankCamera: Canon EOS 300D / Canon 18-55mm EFNotes: The real tree is the art, or is it the artificial one?

Title: A Girl In PinkLocation: South BankCamera: Canon EOS 300D / Canon 18-55mm EFNotes: I was lining up my shot of City Hall when she came trotting down the stairs. Colour pop again emphasised her and made her stand out from the blue tones background.

Title: House Of The Rising SunLocation: Tate Modern, LondonCamera: Canon EOS 300D / Canon 18-55mm EFNotes: The Weather Exhibition was an installation in the spectacular main Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern on London’s South Bank. A fast ISO equivalent film speed helped to capture the misty atmosphere in the hall.

Title: And Let Thy Feet…Location: The British Museum, LondonCamera: Canon EOS 50EFilm: Kodak Tmax 400CNNotes: I entered this picture into the 2004 Fotografsko Društvo Janez Puhar International Salon of Photography in Slovenia – and won a gold medal. Obviously, it’s one of my favourites!

Title: A Walk Across The ClydeLocation: GlasgowCamera: Canon EOS 50E / Lens unknownFilm: Agfa CTP 200Notes: Glasgow’s new (then) architecture of The Armadillo provided a striking background for this shot across the Clyde footbridge.

Title: Into The GéodeLocation: Parc de la Villette, ParisCamera: Canon EOS 100 / Canon 28-105mm EFFilm: Ilford FP4 125Notes: This is part of the Musée des Sciences et de l’Industrie complex in La Parc de la Vilette, north east Paris. This looks rather sinister and Orwellian, as if the humans are about to enter some great munching machine. The building was built to be an abbatoir before being turned into the museum. This was one of the 15 images I used to gain my ARPS distinction in 1999.

Title: Cité de la MusiqueLocation: Parc de la Villette, ParisCamera: Canon EOS 100 / Vivitar 19-35mm EFFilm: Ilford FP4 125Notes: This is part of the Cité de la Musique complex in La Parc de la Vilette, north east Paris. The architecture is varied and contemporary. I though this bit looked like a spacecraft had just landed. Another one of the 15 images I used to gain my ARPS distinction in 1999.

Title: Japan BridgeLocation: La Défense, ParisCamera: Canon EOS 100 / Vivitar 19-35mm EFFilm: Ilford FP4 125Notes: The symmetry of the bridge and its position spanning between two huge office blocks was what attracted my attention. This was one of the 15 images I used to gain my ARPS distinction in 1999.

Title: Sihouettes On The StepsLocation: La Défense, ParisCamera: Canon EOS 100 / Vivitar 19-35mm EFFilm: Ilford FP4 125Notes: I was looking at the composition of the steps when the two figures came into view at the top. I waited until they were on the brink of stepping onto the flight before taking the shot. Another one of the 15 images I used to gain my ARPS distinction in 1999.